Cryptocentroides arabicus (Gmelin, 1789)
Arabian goby
Cryptocentroides arabicus
photo by Clerton, N.

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Gobiinae
Max. size:  13.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 1 m
Distribution:  Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to the Persian Gulf.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 11-11
Biology:  Occurs in very shallow water, living in a burrow in sediment. Probably associated with alpheid shrimp (Ref. 11441).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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